Who Controls Your Meat? On Farm Abbatoir Update

Farmers are losing access to abattoirs—and it’s putting entire businesses at risk.
This on-farm solution could change everything.

In this video, we visit a nearly completed on-farm micro abattoir and talk to farmers who are taking control of their processing, profits, and market access.

With over 50 abattoirs lost in the past decade and only limited access to service kills, producers are facing rising costs, long transport times, and increasing risk. But a new model is emerging—small-scale, containerised abattoirs that can be built and run on-farm.

We hear from regenerative farmers, direct-to-market producers, and industry voices about:

Why access to processing is becoming one of the biggest constraints in agriculture
How on-farm abattoirs improve animal welfare, meat quality, and profitability
The real economics—labour savings, value-adding, and business security
What it takes to get approval and build one yourself

This is not theory—this is happening now.

If you’re a livestock producer, regenerative farmer, or small-scale operator looking to build resilience into your business, this is a conversation you need to hear.

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Featuring: Tammi Jonas, regenerative farmer, direct-market producer https://jonaifarms.com.au/
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Location: Victoria, Australia
Topics: on-farm abattoirs, micro abattoir systems, direct-to-consumer meat, regenerative farming, livestock processing

00:00 The Problem: Losing Access to Abattoirs
00:45 Inside an On-Farm Micro Abattoir
01:30 Why Farmers Want This System
02:30 The Economics of Direct-to-Market Lamb
03:30 The Reality of Service Kill Access
04:30 Time, Cost & Supply Chain Pressure
05:30 Animal Welfare & Meat Quality Gains
06:30 Containerised Abattoir Model Explained
07:30 Regenerative Farming + Value Adding
08:30 Selling Direct: Risks and Rewards
10:00 Building a Customer Base That Trusts You
11:30 Landscape Improvements from Regenerative Systems
12:30 Goats, Grazing & System Health
13:30 How Long to Build Your Own Abattoir?
14:30 Regulatory Barriers and Breakthroughs
16:00 The Bigger Picture: Rural Communities
18:00 Local Food Systems vs Supermarkets
19:30 Farmers Travelling 1000km for Answers
21:00 Value Adding Beyond Commodities
23:00 Drought Resilience & Business Diversification
24:00 Why This Changes Farming’s Future

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